How much do you agree or disagree with the following statement about asylum seekers in Northern Ireland?
An asylum seeker is someone seeking refugee status who has not yet received a decision from the Immigration Authorities on whether their application has been successful or not.
It should be easier for asylum seekers to obtain refugee status in Northern Ireland.

	%
Strongly agree	16
Agree	21
Neither agree nor disagree	28
Disagree	21
Strongly disagree	8
I don't know	6

 

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Strongly agree	18	15
Agree	21	20
Neither agree nor disagree	25	30
Disagree	21	21
Strongly disagree	10	7
I don't know	5	7

 

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Results for people of different ages

	%
	18-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65+
Strongly agree	25	16	14	18	16	13
Agree	11	19	14	20	24	29
Neither agree nor disagree	29	28	31	25	27	27
Disagree	28	22	22	19	22	18
Strongly disagree	3	8	12	13	7	6
I don't know	5	8	8	6	4	6

 

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Results for people of different religions

	%
	Catholic	Protestant	No religion
Strongly agree	19	6	27
Agree	27	15	22
Neither agree nor disagree	26	33	24
Disagree	16	29	16
Strongly disagree	5	12	6
I don't know	7	5	5

 

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